Bertie Anderson Haggart(aka Bertie Bow) is an award-winning musician and composer from North Norfolk. She is best known as lead singer and songwriter in English folk swing band The BeauBowBelles and Musical Director & performer in the award-winning theatrical, musical comedy string group Bowjangles (who have performed in Portugal, China and New York as well as all around the UK - including at Glastonbury Festival and Edinburgh Fringe where they won the Spirit of the Fringe award 2018 for Excalibow. ) Berties music has been featured on BBC 6 Introducing, BBC Wales, BBC Radio Norfolk and BBC Radio London. Her project Poppyland Songs; Life On A Cliff Edge won theEDP Norfolk Arts Award for music. The accompanying podcast has been aired on BBC Radio Norfolk. The song cycle is inspired by the incredible discovery of a hidden hoard of journals found in the house where Bertie grew up in Sidestrand, North Norfolk. Written by her great-great Aunt Kit Hood (ne Hoare), they document the rural lives of her neighbours over a hundred years ago. Bertie was inspired to set the words to music and in doing so find out more about the history of where she grew up. The results are brought to life on an album by Bertie, her sister Evie Anderson and an ensemble of exceptionally talented Norfolk musicians. " 'Poppyland Songs' cycle is a magical collection, drawn from the Cromer and Overstrand district... Poignant and moving." - David Auckland Outline Magazine "Beautiful, can't stop singing it" - Kirsteen Thorne BBC Norfolk It was a brilliant show Cromer Arts Space Festival Berties latest solo project entitled TILT is a song cycle which takes as its starting point the fact that the earth's spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane, which causes the seasons. When the earth's axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the earth's axis points away, winter can be expected. The lyrics are both in the voice of Gaia and the observer, weaving between the perspectives whilst also considering the female cycle mirroring the seasons. Combining different compositional and production techniques Bertie weaves field recordings into the music bringing a sense of optimism and joy whilst cradling a sense of nostalgia and loss to match the eternal turning of the seasons. She composed the 4 main songs, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter over a 12 month period, writing each song during it's respective season. At the same time she collected field recordings which she used to create interconnecting electro- acoustic compositions. The project was featured to stunning effect as part of an exhibit at theRaveningham Sculpture Trail in 2023. She is releasing one song every month starting in April 2024. This will be her first appearance in Beccles and the performance will be in two parts, the first featuring songs from Poppyland and the second songs from TILT and Bertie will be accompanied by her sister Evie on cello and vocals. This will be a truly special and unique show that you will not want to miss! For more info, music and video visithttps://www.bertiebow.com/ As well as online sales, tickets can be booked via Ticketsources telephone box office service 0333 666 3366 for the same booking fees.